Obovaria subrotunda
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. subrotunda
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| Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)
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Obovaria subrotunda, commonly called the round hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution and conservation status
[edit]This species is native to eastern North America.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[3]
It was listed as a federally threatened species of the United States under the Endangered Species Act in 2023.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Woolnough, D.; Bogan, A.E. (2017). "Obovaria subrotunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T15024A62905473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15024A62905473.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
- ^ "Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 88 FR 14794
External links
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